ISTANBUL, KOMPAS.com – Turkey reject ceasefire in the heat of the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Turkey calls for a ceasefire call “superficial”.
On Saturday (3/10/2020), a ceasefire was called in the South Caucasus after a week of intense fighting broke out between Turkey-backed Azerbaijan and Armenia in the territory. Nagorno-Karabakh which separates itself.
While Russia, the United States and France have called for an end to hostilities, Turkey’s regional powers have steadfastly supported Azeri.
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Turkey has repeatedly declared that Armenia is a “colonizer” who must withdraw from the Nargono-Karabakh region.
Armenia said on Friday that it would cooperate with the three major world powers towards a ceasefire.
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However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the three countries should have no role in creating peace.
Then, on Saturday as quoted from Reuters, he said that Ankara supports the “oppressed” in the South Caucasus.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Italian newspapers The print that Russia can play an intermediary role in the ceasefire “only if it is neutral”.
“Superficial demands for an immediate end to hostilities and a permanent ceasefire will be of no use this time,” he was quoted as saying by the news agency. Anatolia run by the Turkish government.
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Moscow has a defense pact with Armenia, but also has good relations with Azerbaijan.
Nagorno-Karabakh, where ethnic Armenians form the majority, said on Saturday that 51 soldiers had died in the war with Azerbaijan.
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A sharp increase in the number of deaths from that week of intense fighting. According to reports, the death toll of both sides on Saturday increased by 150.
At the same time, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said his troops had taken over a strategic village, Madagiz.
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